ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS & REGULATIONS An ENVIRONMENTAL LAW is a group of regulations that contains policies and agreements to protect and maintain the environment.
THE 7 STEP PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
1. Receive Commencement Approval: EPA's Regulatory Policy Officer (RPO) must give permission to the workgroup to start.
2. Analyze the Problem: The workgroup starts to develop a plan known as an Analytic Blueprint, which focuses on the question that need to be answered, information needed, the experts that should be contacted, and the costs.
3. Identify Options: The group analyzes the options available to address the problem along with their outcomes.
4. Publish a Proposal & Request Public Comments: If a regulation is needed based on the previous work, than it is drafted, and sent to the Federal Register.
5. Review Public Comments: The workgroup reviews and considers the recommendations and suggested changes made by the public.
6. Issue Regulation: If the regulation is approved by the senior management, the regulation is then passed onto the EPA Administrator for approval.
7. Analyze Our Regulations: Then if the regulation is passed, the workgroup begins to deal with businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations to help with the requirements of the law.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR REGULATIONS
The regulations that are proposed are first put in the Federal Register. Then the regulations are reviewed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO). In the CFR, the environmental laws are mainly under the Title 40: Protection of the Environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS & REGULATIONSAn ENVIRONMENTAL LAW is a group of regulations that contains policies and agreements to protect and maintain the environment.
THE 7 STEP PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
1. Receive Commencement Approval: EPA's Regulatory Policy Officer (RPO) must give permission to the workgroup to start.
2. Analyze the Problem: The workgroup starts to develop a plan known as an Analytic Blueprint, which focuses on the question that need to be answered, information needed, the experts that should be contacted, and the costs.
3. Identify Options: The group analyzes the options available to address the problem along with their outcomes.
4. Publish a Proposal & Request Public Comments: If a regulation is needed based on the previous work, than it is drafted, and sent to the Federal Register.
5. Review Public Comments: The workgroup reviews and considers the recommendations and suggested changes made by the public.
6. Issue Regulation: If the regulation is approved by the senior management, the regulation is then passed onto the EPA Administrator for approval.
7. Analyze Our Regulations: Then if the regulation is passed, the workgroup begins to deal with businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations to help with the requirements of the law.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR REGULATIONS
The regulations that are proposed are first put in the Federal Register. Then the regulations are reviewed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO). In the CFR, the environmental laws are mainly under the Title 40: Protection of the Environment.
THE THREE MAIN LAWS & REGULATIONS Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act
OTHER LAWS & REGULATIONS
Atomic Energy ActFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA)
Oil Pollution Act
Pollution Prevention Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund)
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
Toxic Substances Control Act
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
National Historic Preservation Act
ORGANIZATION Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
MISCELLANEOUS Works Cited Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology Essential Questions
CONTACTS Clean Air Council US EPA